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Next week our speaker is Graham Neville, who will be presenting his talk: Wats in Thailand, and much more besides.
No, this is not a spelling mistake. Wats are Buddhist temples in Thailand. “Wats in Thailand and much more besides” is a travelogue type talk based on a holiday Graham took a number of years ago over Christmas and New Year. The talk starts in Bangkok and moves onto the island of Phuket later. You will see a variety of the country’s architecture as well as some scenery. The decoration on some of the buildings, especially the Grand Palace complex in Bangkok, is stunning.
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This is a Zoom talk and will be zoomed into the clubrooms and to those who watch at home.
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ZOOM
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- Wednesday 11 June @ 19.30hrs
- Log in: Click HERE
- Meeting ID: 878 7462 7018
- Password: 981822
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Bristol Salon Presentation |
We'd like to apologise to all members, both in the clubroom and on Zoom, who had hoped to see the presentation of the 2025 Bristol Salon last Wednesday. Unfortunately, our main IT guru, Matt de Beger, was away from Bristol which meant that, due to problems that defied all attempts to fix them, and despite the valiant efforts of Jeff (Hargreaves) who tried every trick in the book to make it work, transmission of the show across the airwaves proved to be impossible. As a result, sound and vision was only possible in the clubrooms, with Zoomers receiving sound only.
It has been suggested that we have a second go at showing the presentation later in the season, with 20 August being the preferred date. We will confirm this closer the time.
So, once again, a very big sorry to all.
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A reminder that next Digital Imaging Group Meeting is this coming Monday, 9 June at 7.30pm.
Meetings are informal and take place at the clubrooms and via zoom.
Please feel free to share what you have been working on and If anyone would like to show images they have taken at the studio/practical sessions, we would love to see them. There is still room for more images.
Please send them to dig@bristolphoto.org.uk by 5.00pm on Saturday, 7 June. Please number your images in the order you would like them to be viewed and resize to the usual competition size, not essential but helps to keep the files to a manageable size.
A reminder that the next practical evening will be on Monday 14, July. Please look out for details nearer the time in the newsletter.
I look forward to seeing you all.
Rachel Domleo
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- Meeting ID: 830 5820 3349
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Speaker |
Subject |
| 9 June |
DI Group |
Clubrooms & Zoom |
| 11 June |
Graham Neville (Zoom) |
Thailand |
| 18 June |
Annual Print Competition |
Judge: Gareth Martin |
| 25 June |
Simon Caplan |
Lost in the Woods |
| 2 July |
Presidents Cup & Garmston Bowl |
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| 9 July |
BPS Outing |
Ashton Court estate |
| 16 July |
Creative Competition |
Judge: Barry Mead |
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Competition Closing Dates |
Next Wednesday, 11 June, is the closing date for the President’s Cup and Garmston Bowl panel competitions. If you are entering prints for the Garmston Bowl, don’t forget to upload PDIs of your prints using this link:
The competition rules are shown here:
PRESIDENT’S CUP PROJECTED DIGITAL IMAGE COMPETITION
This competition will be judged as a panel of 3 related PDIs on any subject. The images will be displayed at the competition individually, and as a triptych.
The competition is open to all members, excluding holders of ARPS, EFIAP, DPAGB, EPSA and higher distinctions. The winner of the cup will not be eligible to enter the next year’s competition.
For the President’s Cup, a typical entry upload might be: 01_Volley_50X.jpg, 02_Serve_50X.jpg, 03_Backhand_50X.jpg. The software will automatically create the triptych panel.
THE GARMSTON BOWL PRINT COMPETITION
This is open to all members and is for a panel of five related prints on any subject. The entry will be judged as a panel of five.
THE CREATIVE COMPETITION - BOB FARIS TROPHY
Wednesday, 25 June is the closing date for the Creative Competition. Barry Mead will be judging, and it will be good to have a big, healthy entry: composites, ICMs, multiple exposures, sinister penguins (other creatures are eligible) … all welcome.
The competition rules are shown here:
For this competition, a submitted image must have originated as a photographic image or images, produced either in camera or by post processing. All images must be original and may not incorporate elements produced by anyone else. Artwork or computer graphics created by the entrant may be incorporated so long as the original photographic content predominates. Digital skills should be seen as the tools to compose photographic images into one new single image. The final composition will show the photographer’s artistic interpretation.
- This is an Open
competition, with no levels of entry.
- Images may have been
entered into any previous club competition, except for previous Creative
competitions and may be entered into any subsequent bi-monthly or annual
competition, except for subsequent Creative competitions.
- Each entrant may submit
up to four images. These may be all PDI, all Print or any combination of
the two.
- The judge will select a
Best PDI, a Best Print and award the Bob Faris trophy to one of these two.
- The trophy winner will
not be eligible to enter the next year’s Creative competition.
If you have any questions or problems, please contact the relevant Competition Secretary.
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If you haven't joined in yet, why not! You may learn something and if unlucky, have the opportunity to photograph Mike Martin.
Upcoming Sessions:
- Monday 9th June - Mike is off on holiday, so Steve Field will be running the session and is bringing his HMS Victory model.
- Monday 16th June - To be confirmed - suggestions to Mike please
- Monday 23rd June - Anita Fullerton will be demonstrating flower pressing as well as bringing some already pressed flowers (in true Blue Peter fashion) for people to photograph. Bring tripods, light boxes, etc.
- Monday 30th June - this should be a model shoot if Mike can find one for us. Additional payment to cover model costs as usual.
Below, some of the action at previous Studio Group meetings:
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Thank you to Sian Jones for letting me know that Wex are running a series of FREE on-line courses and talks, open to all. These can be found at:
The courses/talks cover all manner of photographic subjects, I even found one that shows you how to photograph that pesky plane in Iceland (sorry, Barry!)
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Fotofest - 7 September - Bath Spa University
Fotospeed are offering BPS members an exclusive saving of 20%, reducing the cost of tickets for this fantastic day of photography talks from £50 down to £40, there will also be a load of special as show offers. If you missed the Bob Faris Memorial Meeting in 2023, this is another chance to hear Joe Cornish talk about his photography, as well as three other excellent speakers (Rachel Bigsby is a superb bird photographer).
See below for further details: *any BPS member who has already purchased tickets at the early bird £45 cost, can get a refund of the £5 difference by emailing Toby Herlinger at Fotospeed toby@fotospeed.com .
Click on the poster for more information.
Companies attending:
Fotospeed - Canon - Datacolor - Herma - Sony - Canson - Fujifilm - Epson - Olympus - Clifton Cameras - Kaiser - Hahnemuhle
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Amateur Photographer - APOY |
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It's time for Round 2 of the APOY competition, the subject this round is People & Portraits. The closing date is 23 June, where the free entry code is APOY30002512
Below are the dates for the remaining rounds:
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The annual Dig For Victory Festival is coming up soon, 14 - 15 June. This is an event held at the North Somerset Showground (BS48 1NE). Over the weekend you will be able to enjoy military vehicles, re-enactors, live music, dancing, history talks, vintage stalls, delicious local food including the lovely vintage tearoom and bar, arena events, a 1940s farm, vintage games and children's trail and much, much more.
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BS9 Arts Trail - This Weekend |
Click on poster for more information, including location of Derwood Pamphilon's exhibits.
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NEW - Download Issue 382 PAGB eNews HERE. This issue has The GB Cup and GB Trophy results and includes an image by Derwood Pamphilon on the cover.
NEW - Download issue 382 Extra, EPAGB Special HERE
Download Issue 121 of Photography News HERE.
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NEW: FREE TO ENTER UK COMPETITION
The CES Pro UKICPG Photographic Competition, is organised and run by Adrian Lines and has several rounds throughout the year. The competition has 3 classes, Open, Monochrome and Nature Several members of BPS have already had a go at this one in previous rounds. Follow this LINK to take you to the competition's home page.
To have a look at the online catalogue for the last round, click HERE. |
INTERNATIONAL SALONS
Closing - 23 June
4 PDI Sections
Open Colour, Open Mono, Nature, Scapes
2 Print Sections
Open Colour, Open Mono
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BPE EXHIBITIONS
Closing - 13 July
5 PDI Sections
Pictorial Colour
Pictorial Mono
Scapes
Creative
Nature
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Tony Gill was a member of BPS for many years until ill health forced him to leave. His daughter has asked if I can advertise his photographic equipment, she wrote the following:
Hi, my father (Tony Gill) was a committed member of the Bristol Photographic Society for approx. 30 years, I remember him winning The Garmston Bowl several times! He absolutely loved photography. Sadly he had to stop attending the club several years ago due to dementia and we are sorting out his photographic equipment as he is no longer able to use it. Anyone interested is welcome to see the items and make an offer if interested in anything - our main priority is that the equipment gets used again:
- Manfrotto 460 mg Tripod plus camera mount
- Manfrotto 190 DB tripod plus camera mount
- Manfrotto 681 Monopod plus
- Calumet camera mount
- Calumet silver white umbrella 36 inch
- Photax Number 1 stand and lamp
- Photax Number 1 stand and Calumet Quatro fluorescent light
- Simplex Plus Mount Cutter (Model 750) and 2 cutters
- Metz Mecablitz 45 CL-4
- Pentax spot meter
- 4 channel wireless trigger kit
- Godsend Lunasix F handheld exposure meter
- Lowepro Urban Photo Sling
- Flash extension cord
- Hot shoe to PC connector
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If you have any photographic items
for sale, drop me a line and I'll include them in the next newsletter.
Please make sure that you provide contact details, price and full
description of the sale items (pictures always help).
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Salon acceptances: Contrary to popular belief, I do not possess psychic powers and need you to tell me if you've had successes. If you want to blow your own trumpet (or someone else's), then this is the place to do it. Please let me know and I'll include details in a future issue.
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address (home or email), or gain additional photographic distinctions,
it would be appreciated if you could let the Membership Secretary know
so that she can keep her records up to date, this will also ensure that
you continue to receive your newsletters - please email all changes to membership@bristolphoto.org.uk.
The distinctions we have on record are those
shown at the top of this newsletter, please remember, if you don't tell
us we can't possibly know!
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